Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-06-24
HOW is 1T DONE.
Graphic Description OF Recent
Eviction in BodyKe. ireland

APHe description of Recent
Eviction in Bodyke, Ireland
The New FORK Eyentng Post, in
pecial cable from Bodyke, ireland, has
Igraphic description Of evictIons from
iwo cabins. of which the following is
synopsis "a large body of red
coated fusileers and the constabulary
guarded the crowbar or emergency"
men who were to do. the destroying.
hundreds of peasants. from far and
ear, stood by and roondly cursed the
victors The soldiers encircled the
;abin, and an instant later a dozen
srowbars went into the mud and plas-
or wall Almost simultaneously q
torn OF execration broke from the
Towd which made every other sound
naudible. The emergency men worked
With will Stones and great frag-
nents OF plaster ratified down from the
wall. In five minutes gap was OPP
pened big enough to admit man. In
vent the bailiffs and out came John
Liddy, the tenant, the din redonblinp
1T his appearance. The eviction be-
gan by handing out a few bits of small
urniture, can of milk and bundle
If flowers. These last were charae-
;erlstlcally seized and kept by Micael
OavItt as touching momento of the
occasion. climbed through the hole.
The sight was pitiful. A bedstead, an
interesting old cupboard seven or eight
teet high. and other things were
oelns smashed up by the blows from
he sledges. When the vandalism was
finished the emergency men were es-
,orted away, followed by the scream
ng crowd. One man and one Little
group remained. The man was John
Llddy, who was gazing blankly at the
pied up heap OF his demolished fur
niture. The group consisted of his
wife, with streaming eyes. grasping a
pretty fair haired child of about four
years. Michael Davitt with tears in
ms eyes, was comforting them and di-
vlding the flowers with them.
widow McNamara's cabin was the
next point attacked, and an opening
three feet by two was made in the wall.
When at last big block fell in, raising
cloud of dust, the sheriff shouted:
Get in, men; get.''
'But saving and doing was different
.hings. The hole was filled by the
faces of the family, three sturdy young
fellows, two fine-looking young women !,
and the pleasant old face CT tie 50 year
Did widow, surrounded with its white
trilled cap. in the background. There
hey all stood shoulder to shoulder. 1t
was evident from their set teeth and
flashing eyes that they had not the
slightest idea of giving away.
!" Get in, my men; get in will you?'
yelled the leader.
mot they; there was second pause.
Then the cons.ables grasped their rifles
and sprang forward. Instantly all was
Babel. Several Engiishmen present,
carried away by their feelings, interpos-
ed between the tenants and the police,
yelling at the top of their voices to
make themselves heard above the
clamor, and told the officer he must not
act thus. The first person TO enter
must BY law be bailiff not the police.
But it was too late. The royal Irish
are not men who hesitate. Three OF
hem leaped at the gap. The men and
women inside fought like tigers to
push them back. For a moment all
was confusion. Then the constables
were in, and the crowbar men entered
n their wake. Then the women inside
got hold OF the crowbars and flung
Them out. l entered the house now and
found struggle beginning between the
tenants and the sheriff
Let them put you OUT Don't
stir, yelled half dozen voices through
The opening. Mr.. Davitt's voice was
audible above them all, exhorting the
Did woman in Irish, SO as not to be I'M
derstood. to lie down on the bed and
force them to carry her out The
men seized her and her sons sprane
forward to protect their mother. Once
more all was dust and curses. The old
woman conquered, and retired, breath
less but unevicted, into a corner,
while the brave bailiff turned to the
TWO daughters.
There is perhaps no reason why |
should not add that at this point OF the
proceedings l had the pleasure of ex-
changing few blows with one of the
,rowbar men whom | saw strike Kate
MacNamara with his hist on the breast
and who attempted to shake me when
stepped between them. Here Col.
Turner showed the only signs of strong
feeling he exhibited during the day
oy sharply Informing me: If you alb
'tract my men, sir, I'll have you put
out of this house directly. [ apollo
gized and explained:
AT last the end came. The tenants
we're hustled to the opening. Crocker
put his broad shoulders behind them;
he crowbar men piled themselve s
against him; on they all went with q
.ush There was one more dramat C
Incident. No sooner was the plucky
Kate MacNamara in the open air than
she sprang upon the ruins of her home,
reckoning for silence with her hand.
and shouted slowly, at the top of her
yoice, Three cheers for the plan Of
campaign / have never heard such
cheers in my life"
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